Theophilus Lambert Ashbaugh

Historical marker location:

Moundville Cemetery, Moundville, Missouri

( Marker is on County Road F, 0.4 miles west of Otto Street, on the left when traveling west.)

1844 - 1915.

The first ever drive-thru restaurant in the world was opened in Springfield, Missouri in 1947 by a man named Red Chaney. The restaurant, called Red's Giant Hamburg, was known for its signature "Giant Hamburgers" and became a popular fast food chain in the Midwest.